The John Frost House is a property in Brentwood, Tennessee, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It has also been known as Cottonport, and dates from c.1810.[1]
John Frost House | |
 John Frost house, July 2014. | |
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| Location | Old Smyrna Rd. 1 1/2 mi. E of Wilson Pike, Brentwood, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°1′6″N 86°45′27″W / 36.01833°N 86.75750°W |
| Area | 3.4 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | c. 1810 |
| Architectural style | Central passage plan |
| MPS | Williamson County MRA[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000308[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1988 |
When listed the property included one contributing building and one contributing structure on an area of 3.4 acres (1.4 ha).[1]
The NRHP-eligibility of the property was covered in a 1988 study of Williamson County historical resources. [2]
It is a two-story central passage plan house upon a limestone foundation, with a two-story portico with square posts and balustrade that was added in c.1980. It is built of five course common bond brick. A second contributing building on the property is a c.1830 single pen log outbuilding with half-dovetail notching.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination". National Park Service.
- ^ Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County: John Frost House (WM-90)". National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2018. With seven photos from 1987.